Welcome to our page dedicated to Modeling Quotes! Whether you’re a budding model, a fashion enthusiast, or simply someone who appreciates the art of modeling, you’ve come to the right place. In this collection, we have curated a diverse range of insightful, inspirational, and thought-provoking quotes about modeling. These quotes capture the essence of the modeling world, shedding light on the glamour, challenges, and aspirations that define this captivating industry.
From legendary fashion icons to renowned photographers and models themselves, the quotes you’ll find below offer a glimpse into the minds of those who have shaped the modeling world. Whether you’re seeking inspiration for your own modeling journey or looking for quotes to accompany your fashion-related projects, you’ll discover a wealth of wisdom and creativity right here. Feel free to copy these quotes, pair them with striking images, or enhance them with stylish fonts to create visually appealing content. Explore our collection and let these modeling quotes ignite your passion for this fascinating world of beauty and expression.
Unfortunately, modeling takes you with no transition from being a girl to being a business woman. Karolina Kurkova
I want to continue modeling and do the best that I can with that. Kendall Jenner
My love for cricket, body-building and martial arts later helped me in modeling and then acting. Mukesh Rishi
I went to the Professional Children’s School in New York, and I started modeling because I could do that until I actually figured out what I wanted to do, and it gave me the opportunity to travel. Margaret Qualley
Gromit was the name of a cat. When I started modeling the cat I just didn’t feel it was quite right, so I made it into a dog because he could have a bigger nose and bigger, longer legs. Nick Park
I did some artistic nudes when I was I 8 with a French-Canadian photographer while I was modeling. They were beautiful shots, and they were not about nudity. Lexa Doig
With modeling, you pose. You want to look your best all the time. With acting, you have to be aware of the camera, but the more you show your imperfections, the better you’re going to be. Diane Kruger
I’d always enjoyed acting, but modeling was so time-consuming – and lucrative – that I didn’t pursue it. Jerry Hall
I’m a little top heavy, so I have to pay attention to that area. I think it was from my years of swimming in school when I was a kid and it just overdeveloped my upper body. In fact, when I started modeling, my back was so developed, I could not fit into any dresses. Rebecca Romijn
Modeling is basically ‘Buy more stuff! Don’t you want some more stuff? It will make you look ten years younger and men will like you!’ If I’d wanted to be a salesperson, I would have got a job selling. Uma Thurman
My mom was a model. She met my dad when he was building the Ritz-Carlton in Colorado and she was modeling there. Although we were very blessed, my parents never wanted us to believe we didn’t have to work. They didn’t want us to think that our situation would get us through life. Gigi Hadid
I went to a modeling agency and said I wanted to be a model. I worked, worked, worked so much while I was studying. Monica Bellucci
You want to accomplish everything; there’s no limits to what you want to do. You want to do movies. You want to do modeling. You want to be an entrepreneur – you want to enter every aspect of the entertainment business. Justine Skye
Modeling gave me an opportunity to be someone I’m not each day. Bar Refaeli
I looked for acting classes in Paris just to do something different than modeling. And then one day I just thought, ‘Okay, that’s enough, I have to start doing something.’ I went to the acting agency and I just told them I wanted to act and asked them if they would give me a chance, and they did. Olga Kurylenko
Fortunately, most human behavior is learned observationally through modeling from others. Albert Bandura
Modeling isn’t all that tough. Josie Maran
I was modeling since I was four and acting in commercials since I was five – this was when I was in New York. I then moved to LA when I was 16… but before that I had done a play on Broadway. Danny Masterson
I’m doing modeling to stay alive. I don’t enjoy my work. I don’t find it creative. You don’t need brains, and there are no heavy qualifications. All it takes is not to be shy and to dare to make a fool of yourself. But I shouldn’t complain, because I am privileged enough to be overpaid. Paulina Porizkova
I would not recommend a teen getting into modeling if they’re not solid when it comes to their grades and school. That comes first. My mother always told me that came first. Tyra Banks
My mom cooked pot roast with noodles and frozen vegetables. Or she’d make spaghetti or hot dogs, or heat up TV dinners. Before I started modeling at age 19, I was 5’8 and weighed 165 pounds. Carol Alt
Modeling stuff is cool – obviously you get to travel and wear cool clothes, take cool pictures, meet cool people – but for me, acting is a lot more creatively fulfilling, so I’ve always put it first. Hero Fiennes-Tiffin
I was used to being the ‘ugly girl’ in school. I thought that maybe modeling would make my confidence better. Kelly Gale
That year of modeling, I grew up a lot – I was alone in New York and just grinding and making it work, and I feel it kind of prepared me for the responsibilities of being an actor alone in L.A. and taking care of yourself. Hunter Schafer
Part of the beauty of Victoria’s Secret modeling is that they are called ‘Angels’ for a reason – because they’re aesthetics are supposed to be unobtainable. But so are mine. No one could ever be me. Look exactly as I do. Be exactly as I am. Rain Dove
I started modeling when I was 13 or 14, I think. Lara Stone
When I was 13, my mom checked me into a modeling agency. Then, out of nowhere, they asked me to audition for a TV show, which I did, and I got going from there. KJ Apa
I did my graduation in hospitality in Jaipur. When I was working, I started getting offers in modeling and did a few South films. Jasmin Bhasin
I like coffee in the morning and decaf green tea throughout the day… When I was younger and modeling, to kick-start a diet I would do a juice cleanse. Christie Brinkley
I don’t like modeling, but in terms of the places I got to visit, it was great. Karen Gillan
In the small amount of modeling work I’ve done, I’m always told that I never smile. Hero Fiennes-Tiffin
Though I was into modeling and extracurricular activities in my school days at C.G. High School in Mumbai, I never thought of making it big someday in a film-industry. Amrita Rao
During my initial days of modeling, I started dating men much older than my age who would pamper me silly with expensive gifts. Sherlyn Chopra
This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I’m relieved and proud to have done this film. Wentworth Miller
The ideal girl is driven, working on something other than modeling or being a singer. Drake
Modeling is my number one priority – one hundred percent. Kendall Jenner
Modeling, for me, was not fulfilling. I didn’t see the point – although I was able to travel a great deal. I lived in Italy, Germany, and Spain, but I wasn’t devoted to it. Tom Welling
I started doing modeling and continued for good three to four months and then I started getting Kannada movies. Then I realized that I really want to try getting into acting. A lot of people started saying that have ‘I have a Bollywood face.’ Nidhhi Agerwal
I definitely devote so much more time to acting, but since it only takes a day or two to shoot and get pictures out – whereas for acting, you do an audition, or loads, and you might not get any of them – so I did the modeling stuff because, obviously, if I have the opportunity, I’m going to take it. Hero Fiennes-Tiffin
If each of your time steps is one week long, you are not modeling the stock price terribly well over a one-week time period, because you are saying that there are only two possible outcomes. John Hull
I’m not just a model who plays volleyball, or a volleyball player who supports herself modeling. I’m a female athlete personality. Gabrielle Reece
A Latin teacher told me I might make a good actress, and that stuck in my memory. I did some modeling, and Polanski gave me that small part. Jacqueline Bisset
I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I’m not famous any more. Eva Herzigova
Modeling is a tough job, your co-workers are your rivals, it really puts a damper on your perspective of other girls. Adriana Lima
When I was in high school in Paris, some photographers wanted my photos and asked if I was interested in modeling. I wasn’t interested because I wanted to get my education first. I was scared because I didn’t know what I was getting into. Khoudia Diop
I’ve learned that you learn best by modeling. If you want people to learn, do it! Leo Buscaglia
I don’t have a background in design, so I think it’s always about what I see in the world and what inspires me. So yes, I am designing for myself. I’m going through this whole evolution, which is a process of growing up and going from modeling to styling to designing. Erin Wasson
What I love the most about modeling is that it opens you a lot of different doors of opportunities and takes you to many different places, which then put you in touch with various people and cultures. Karolina Kurkova
The problem with interest rates are that you are not modeling a single number, you are modeling a whole term structure, so it is a sort of different type of problem. John Hull
Basketball is my main sport, which I got a lot of scholarships through, but I chose modeling over basketball, though. Nia Jax
I had the serendipity of modeling during a temporary interlude between Twiggy and Kate Moss, when it was actually okay for women to look as if we ate and enjoyed life. Cybill Shepherd
I was still playing basketball and baseball – everything else I wanted to do as a kid. Modeling was a chance to get out of school early and go into the city. Michael B. Jordan
I always wanted to have a family – that was one of my big wishes. And in school, I’d taken drama, and I’d always wanted to act. I did go to drama school in New York, Los Angeles and London, and I did small parts here and there, but I never really had the time. Modeling was always paying more. Jerry Hall
In modeling, I had to learn to like myself, to love myself, to feel comfortable. Mariacarla Boscono
There was really no friendship in modeling, though a certain amount of warmth comes from running into models you know on shoots, because you end up in so many unfamiliar places, from Alaska to Africa. Carol Alt
I started modeling at 28. I’m 5-feet-7 1/2, and I never went on a diet. I followed what my doctor told me: ‘It’s good to have a little bit of fat. Your weight is fine. Don’t go any lighter.’ Isabella Rossellini
The blessing is that my kids have a lot of strong men and strong marriages around them, so I feel like they are getting what they need as far as role modeling. So I don’t feel the pressure for them. Taya Kyle
My roots are in music. But Eileen Ford saw my high school graduation picture, and next thing I knew I was on a plane to New York. That’s what threw a monkey wrench in it. The modeling. Bebe Buell
In modeling, my height was a big challenge to overcome, because I was pretty much the shortest girl on the runway whenever I was doing the catwalk. The clothes didn’t fit and the shoes didn’t fit. It was an issue, but luckily, it didn’t prevent me from working. Devon Aoki
Modeling, for me, isn’t about being beautiful but creating something interesting for people to look at and think about. Kylie Bax
At thirteen I began modeling, doing my first television commercial in ninth grade for Pizza Hut. Donna Rice
I’m not too worried about that. I am a big believer in modeling. Daniel Greenberg
I was such a tomboy – goofy and, in my eyes, nerdy – and I never thought I would end up in modeling. I mean, you see pictures of these girls in magazines who have this incredible talent, and no one ever really thinks you can make it to that level. At least I didn’t! Erin Heatherton
Modeling for a year taught me a lot. I got very involved in the fashion industry and met a bunch of people who I admired. Hunter Schafer
When you’re acting, you’re a person. When you’re modeling, you’re a hanger. Analeigh Tipton
Modeling is really silent acting. Arizona Muse
I started modeling when I was – not older, but not 12. I have a mom who’s a feminist – she’s an English professor, an intellectual. She really gave me the equipment to understand that you can celebrate yourself without putting yourself down or needing to apologize for the way you look. I think that attitude is really crucial for a model. Emily Ratajkowski
Modeling had never entered my consciousness. I was always like, ‘I’m going to act.’ But I thought, ‘If this can help me with that, great.’ Anya Taylor-Joy
GIS, in its digital manifestation of geography, goes beyond just the science. It provides us a framework and a process for applying geography. It brings together observational science and measurement and integrates it with modeling and prediction, analysis, and interpretation so that we can understand things. Jack Dangermond
I believe every woman’s body is beautiful in its own way. I have never understood that just because a woman has thick thighs, she is considered fat. For so long, I’ve been around in the modeling world and have tried to break that barrier. But I think now it’s turning around. Coco Austin
I knew that modeling could open doors, and I would be able to travel and forge my own path. Being able to support yourself is amazing, and I think that was one of the things that appealed to me, but I didn’t want to be in front of the camera at first. Adwoa Aboah
Anorexia was there for me before I got into modeling, but because of the arena and the demands, the disease really got out of control for me. It’s like being an alcoholic and going and being a bartender. Carre Otis
I’m not ready to decide if modeling is what I want to do with my life. Hope Hicks
I was in Fiji for some years. From there I went over to New Zealand to work as a store manager. But I was modeling for various companies at the same time. Mukesh Rishi
I guess you can consider photo shoots modeling, but it’s never really interested me. I find it somewhat boring, actually. It wouldn’t be something I would do. Jessica Lucas
When Elon was 17 and my daughter was 15, they really wanted to move to Canada, where my family is from. I said no, because I wanted to do a Ph.D. in Johannesburg, and I was getting lots of modeling work there. But Elon and I went over to visit, and while I was gone my daughter sold my home and my car and had a big garage sale with all my furniture. Maye Musk
With modeling, I’m thankful to have so many work options. But you do have to be able to say no. In reality, everything would be yes because every gig pays more than any normal job. But you still have to keep your priorities straight in life. And my priorities are my girls. Bianca Balti
I’ve had women tell me that when their daughters see them taking care of themselves, and being defined from within, and thinking for themselves instead of thinking about that silly culture out there, it’s powerful modeling. Naomi Judd
Well I was eight years old, and I have an older cousin who is three years older than me and she was doing acting, commercials, and modeling at the time and… to see my cousin doing that was really inspiring and I wanted to do it. So I went to my mom and I asked her if I could do it, and for the acting part of it, she made me study for a year. Hailee Steinfeld
There are consequences with age, so you have to evolve. I’ve loved becoming a filmmaker. But I would love to continue modeling, and there isn’t really any job for me. It’s being marginalized – that’s the sad part. Isabella Rossellini
As long as they want me modeling, I’ll be here. But I hope to maybe have a cooking show one day or host a talk show when I’m older and have a developed brand. That would be really fun. Gigi Hadid
I started modeling when I was 11 years old and acting when I was 12. Pia Wurtzbach
I think I’ve done every crazy diet there was in the beginning, but it’s weird: I’m thinner now than I was when I was modeling. I don’t obsess about it. Molly Sims
Luckily, I’m doing other things besides just modeling, because frankly, I’m a little bored with it. Rebecca Romijn
I was an only child, and my mom threw me into some modeling classes to get me out of my shell. Tamara Taylor
Modeling really helps me find my confidence and break out of my shell. Jordyn Woods
I got scouted for modeling, and it was really scary – I was walking my dog wearing heels for the first time ever because I had a party to go to the day after, and I wanted to practice, and this black car kind of started following me, so I, being dramatic, picked up the dog and started to run. Anya Taylor-Joy
In modeling you rarely get the opportunity to learn a new skill for a project and I love a challenge. Camille Rowe
You know one of the things about going from modeling to acting is it’s so much more fulfilling. With modeling, you get your picture taken, which is great, good for you, you know? But in acting, you’re able to reach in and show a little bit more of yourself. Tom Welling
One thing modeling taught me is that the spotlight can change everything. Liya Kebede
I was labelled a jinx. No one wanted to work with me. I was home for about six to eight months without any films. I did modeling. In fact, at one point, I contemplated quitting films. That’s when director Ameer called me for ‘Paruthiveeran’ and I cannot thank him enough for it. Priyamani
Be a warrior when it comes to delivering on your ambitions. And a saint when it comes to treating people with respect, modeling generosity, and showing up with outright love. Robin S. Sharma
The thrill of acting is making a character real. Modeling is the opposite of real. It’s being fake in front of the camera. Cara Delevingne
What drew me to modeling was this idea of being independent. Adwoa Aboah
I never went to a modeling school, and I don’t suggest to anybody that they go to a modeling school… In fashion, one day you’re in, the next you’re out. Heidi Klum
Because modeling is lucrative, I’m able to save up and be more particular about the acting roles I take. Kathy Ireland
Modeling has given me the opportunity to travel outside of Brazil and see the world. I have been meeting many interesting and talented people along the way. Izabel Goulart
Modeling is where my career started, and it’s not something that I think I’m ever going to fully say goodbye to. Lydia Hearst
I’ll be working a lot more on film than modeling. Camille Rowe
I’ve always hated modeling. It’s superficial and fake, and I hate to have to care about what I look like. I get a pimple and freak. The whole business is all about selling beautiful girls’ faces and bodies, so how can there be anything intelligent or nice about that except for the girl who makes money? Paulina Porizkova
